Player facts
- Team
Dallas Cowboys- Position
- Safety
- Number
- 34
- Born
- Jul 18, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Downey, CA, USA
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- College
- Washington State
- Experience
- 8 seasons
- Status
- Day-To-Day
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 595 | 405 | 190 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 116 | 12.9 | 0 | 35 | 37 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
vs  BAL | L 34-31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  WSH | W 37-20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  NYG | L 28-20 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Jalen Thompson (born July 18, 1998) is an American professional football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL supplemental draft. As of 2026, he is the last player that was selected in the Supplemental Draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jalen Thompson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Thompson was born in Compton, California and grew up in Compton, California. He originally attended La Serna High School where he was named honorable mention All-San Gabriel Valley League as a sophomore as the Lancers went on to win the 2013 CIF Southern Section title. He transferred to Downey High School following his sophomore year where he played both wide receiver and cornerback and was named All-CIF and All-San Gabriel Valley League in his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, Thompson intercepted five passed and averaged 20.2 yards per reception and was named to the All-Area Dream Team by the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Thompson was rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout and the No. 56 cornerback nationally by ESPN.com. He ultimately committed to play college football at Washington State over offers from San Diego State, New Mexico State, Army, and Navy.
College career
Thompson entered Washington State as an early enrollee and participated in the Cougars' spring practices. He was named the starting strong safety entering the season and was named a True Freshman All-American by ESPN after recording 51 tackles and a team-leading seven pass breakups in 13 games. As a sophomore, Thompson led the Cougars with 73 tackles, including 5.5 for loss, two pass breakups and four interceptions (T-3rd in the Pac-12) and led the conference with three fumble recoveries and was named second-team All-Pac-12 Conference and first-team all-conference by the Associated Press. Thompson entered his junior season on the Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist and recorded 67 tackles (4th on the team) along with two interceptions and eight passes broken up and was named honorable mention all-conference. Thompson lost his final season of eligibility due to a violation of NCAA rules going into his senior season, which was reportedly due to purchasing a non-steroid over-the-counter supplement that is banned by the NCAA. Over the course of his collegiate career, Thompson started all 39 of Washington State's games while on the team and finished with 191 tackles with six interceptions and 17 passes broken up.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jalen Thompson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaJalen Thompson on Wikipedia